Webinar Duration: 1 Hour|CPD Points : 1
Myopia is a serious public health concern. The prevalence has increased significantly across the world with reduced outdoor time, increased near work to an exponential use of screens today. The prevalence of myopia in an African context has not shown results as high as the east. Should we learn from them and start to practice control of this condition before it reaches epidemic proportion to those reported in the east? Are we as South African practitioners recognising the need for intervention in our practice of eyecare?
This talk will attempt to advocate for care of myopia beyond single vision spectacles and attempt to remind practitioners of the standard of care for these patients and attempt to provide an approach to management from behavioural to ophthalmic point of care.
Dr Alvin Munsamy
Optometrists | Lecturer
Dr Munsamy is an Optometrist, a lecturer and a course co-ordinator for the undergraduates in the discipline of Optometry at the School of Health Sciences at UKZN. He teaches and supervises at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, he also serves as an external examiner for the University of Free State.
Dr Munsamy's Doctoral study is to investigate the impact of retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) and ganglion cell layer (GCC) thickness on visual function in visually asymptomatic immunocompetent people living with HIV infection with and without ART treatment at immunocompetence of greater than 500cell/mm3 CD4 counts.
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